SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Live sound recording of Peter Hall’s production of Antony and Cleopatra for the National Theatre with Anthony Hopkins and Judi Dench in the title roles.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Recording date

22 Jun 1987

Credits

Director

Peter Hall

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Dominic Muldowney

Cast

Anthony Hopkins	Mark Antony
Judi Dench	Cleopatra
Tim Pigott-Smith	Octavius Caesar
David Schofield	Sextus Pompey
Michael Bryant	Enobarbus
Andrew C. Wadsworth	Dolabella
Basil Henson	Agrippa
Brian Spink	Proculeius
Daniel Thorndike	Soothsayer
Desmond Adams	Gallus
Frances Quinn	Lady attending on Octavia
Graham Sinclair	Maecenas
Helen Fitzgerald	Iras
Iain Ormsby-Knoz	Mardian
Jeremy Flynn	Eros
John Bluthal	Lepidus
Michael Bottle	Egyptian
Michael Carter (2)	Dercetus
Mike Hayward	Philo
Peter Corey	Boy Singer
Peter Gordon (2)	Ambassador
Robert Arnold	Diomedes
Sally Dexter	Octavia

Additional Details

Theatre

Olivier Theatre, National Theatre

Theatre company

National Theatre Company

Production type

Other

Historical period

17th Century

Plays

Antony and Cleopatra

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

The production opened 4 March 1987

Reviews

Review by Michael Billington reprinted in Billington, Michael. One Nights Stands (London: Nick Hern Books, 1993) pp. 278-80. Billington writes ‘It is not only the most intelligently spoken Shakespeare I have heard in years but is also contains two performances from Judi Dench and Anthony Hopkins that, in their comprehensive humanity, rank with Ashcroft and Redgrave many moons ago’.

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB